Hera Hilmar

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Hera Hilmar
Hera Hilmar on MTV Movies.jpg
Hilmar talks to MTV about Mortal Engines in 2018
Born
Hera Hilmarsdóttir[1]

(1988-12-27) 27 December 1988 (age 32)
Reykjavík, Iceland
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present

Hera Hilmarsdóttir[1] (born 27 December 1988),[2] known professionally as Hera Hilmar, is an Icelandic actress. She first started acting in the 1990s as a child actress. She resumed acting in 2008.

Personal life[]

Hilmar is the daughter of the film director Hilmar Oddsson and the actress Thorey Sigthorsdottir (Þórey Sigþórsdóttir).[2][3][4] Her grandfather was the playwright and theater director Oddur Björnsson.

She graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2011.[5]

Career[]

Hilmar was nominated for an Edda as Actress of the Year in a leading role in 2007 for her role in The Quiet Storm. Later she won the same award, twice, first in 2015 for her role as Eik in Life in a Fishbowl, and then in 2017 for her role as Anna in The Oath.[6] She was also chosen as one of Europe's Shooting Stars at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2015, as well as winning a ‘special mention’ at the Zurich Film Festival for her role in Life in a Fishbowl.

In 2015, Hilmar explored Turkey to prepare for production of the period drama film The Ottoman Lieutenant, in which she played Lillie Rowe, a 20-year-old nurse from a prominent Philadelphia family. While there, she remarked the landscape around the filming location is breathtaking.[7] Around the same time, Hilmar played Tanja, a Serbian agent disguised as a housemaid alongside Ben Kingsley in Brad Silberling's film, An Ordinary Man, which was later screened in 2017 before being released direct-to-video in June 2018.[8]

In 2016, Hilmar starred in The Ashram, which would be released two years later.[9]

In February 2017, less than two months after her 28th birthday, Hilmar was doing a play in Iceland when she heard about Peter Jackson’s film, Mortal Engines, based on the novel of the same name by Philip Reeve. Writer Philippa Boyens described her audition via Skype was "flawless", and she was cast thereafter.[10][11][12] Her character, Hester Shaw, is different than in the novel, as she is aged up a bit, and is made a protagonist.[13] Upon release, she recounted reading the source material and going through the action that the complexly crafted world she tried to understand during filming, which took place between April and July 2017.[14][10][15] The film received negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. As of 2021, this film is currently her last international film role before the COVID-19 pandemic.

In June 2018, Hilmar was cast in Matt Weiner's anthology series The Romanoffs.[16] On October 18, 2018, it was reported that she joined the Apple TV+ series See, alongside Christian Camargo.[17] She plays Maghra, the wife of Baba Voss, a character played by Jason Momoa.

Despite taking a break from acting in the wake of the pandemic, she collaborated with the Icelandic Film Centre for the 2020 short films Last Dance and Óskin, as well as filming for the feature-length film adaptation of Svar við bréfi Helgu. In addition, she provided a narration for the video revealing the new national football team crest.[18]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Quiet Storm Disa
2008 Two Birds Lara
2012 Anna Karenina Varya
2013 The Fifth Estate Wikileaks staffer #2
We Are the Freaks Iona
2014 Get Santa WPC Boyle
Life in a Fishbowl Eik
2016 The Oath Anna
2017 An Ordinary Man Tanja
The Ottoman Lieutenant Lillie Rowe
2018 The Ashram Sophie
Mortal Engines Hester Shaw
2020 Óskin[19] Halla Short
Last Dance[20] Short
Svar við bréfi Helgu Helga Filming

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Leaving Paulina 3 episodes
World Without End Margery
2013-2015 Da Vinci's Demons Vanessa Moschella 25 episodes
2018 The Romanoffs Ondine
2019- See Maghra

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Hera Hilmarsdóttir". Icelandic Film Centre. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Alltaf góðir vinir". mbl.is (in Icelandic). 22 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Registers Iceland". Archived from the original on 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
  4. ^ Simon, Alissa (2015-05-21). "International Star You Should Know: 'Da Vinci's Demons' Actress Hera Hilmar". Variety. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  5. ^ "Bast No. 7". Archived from the original on 2014-10-24.
  6. ^ "Eddan – Íslensku kvikmynda- og sjónvarpsverðlaunin". 2007. Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
  7. ^ Sharon Edelson (3 March 2017). "Hera Hilmar's History Lesson". WWD. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  8. ^ David Hourin (April 13, 2018). "Hera Hilmar on her "intimate and intense" role with Ben Kingsley in "An Ordinary Man"". CBS News. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy. "Sam Keeley, Melissa Leo & Kal Penn Join 'The Ashram' From 'The Lunchbox' Producer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Christina Radish (2018-12-13). "Hera Hilmar on 'Mortal Engines' and the Challenge of Bringing Hester Shaw to Life". Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  11. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 7, 2017). "Peter Jackson's 'Mortal Engines' Sets Hera Hilmar As Female Lead". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2017-06-15. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  12. ^ Kroll, Justin (2017-02-07). "Newcomer Hera Hilmar Lands Female Lead in Peter Jackson's 'Mortal Engines'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  13. ^ Leadbeater, Alex (June 5, 2018). "The 7 Biggest Changes Mortal Engines Makes To The Book". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  14. ^ Bryan White (December 12, 2018). "'Mortal Engines' Star Hera Hilmar Says Filming Was Like "Being in an Amusement Park"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  15. ^ Brian Truitt (December 10, 2018). "'Mortal Engines' star Hera Hilmar wears her heroine's controversial scar proudly". USA Today. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  16. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (June 26, 2018). "'Mortal Engines' Hera Hilmar Cast In Matt Weiner's 'The Romanoffs' At Amazon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  17. ^ Petski, Denise (October 18, 2018). "Christian Camargo & Hera Hilmar Join Apple Series 'See' From Steven Knight & Francis Lawrence". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  18. ^ Jelena Ćirić (July 2, 2020). "Iceland Reveals New National Football Crest in Dramatic Video". Iceland Review. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  19. ^ "The Wish". Icelandic Film Centre. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Last Dance". Icelandic Film Centre. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

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